Re: Speed limit crackdown to cut emissions


"Véritable Rosbif" <gpvachequiritrit@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Paul Corfield" <aooy65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:57:37 +0000, Champ <news@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>Ah well, I'm notoriously dim at this sort of thing. I just thought
> >>"there's a name I don't recognise - must be a newbie".
> >
> > Can I join you in the "notoriously dim" [1] club then? I think I have
> > worked out who wip is but I have not got a clue about lushhead or
> > veritable rosbif.
>
> Weeeeell, Véritable Rosbif was originally just a bit of a gentle game when
> the "Genuine Froggie" went off in [checks] February to do his exams and
> threatened/promised not to post for a few weeks. I thought it would be
fun
> to have this fully-fledged reciprocal firmly in place, as an accepted
> regular, when he came back. Of course, he couldn't stop lurking and
> couldn't stop posting so it all fell a bit flat a bit quick. Then the
> personality took over. Then the joke turned back on itself when some
folks
> thought Véritable was Genuine was Des. We were probably both offended by
> that one! Fortunately one or two regulars were able to provide my alibi;
> thanks, chaps.

It still doesn't explain to the more dense amongst us, who you are really...
I'm intrigued, even if anyone else isn't, so feel free to email me if you
like - the address in the headers is valid.

--
JackH


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